Phakic Intraocular Lenses
"Phakic Intraocular Lenses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Lenses, generally made of plastic or silicone, that are implanted into the eye in front of the natural EYE LENS, by the IRIS, to improve VISION, OCULAR. These intraocular lenses are used to supplement the natural lens instead of replacing it.
| Descriptor ID |
D054120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.632.500.460.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Phakic Intraocular Lenses- Phakic Intraocular Lenses
- Intraocular Lenses, Phakic
- Lenses, Phakic Intraocular
- Lens, Intraocular, Phakic
- Phakic Intraocular Lens
- Intraocular Lens, Phakic
- Lens, Phakic Intraocular
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Angle-supported phakic intraocular lenses for the correction of myopia: Three-year follow-up. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Oct; 41(10):2179-89.